Deadly Still (2018)
8/10
its not a perfect film...
14 December 2020
But i will say that it fulfills nearly 90% of the criterias to a fully mature mystery horror thriller. the only dragging anchor that i stroved with was the bad luck of viewing an english dubbed version, of half dedicated voices that tries to nail together some russinglish, but i wont let that affect my review.

its a film about the thing that i guess everyone above the age of 50 still keep saving in the back of the cabinet in case vintage should become the new fashion again, namely the camera obscura, in this case a really vintage version of a polaroid. but its not a normal camera, so have a look and youll find out its properties.

i have seen polaroidmovie in the past, made on much higher budgets, and much weaker result than this one thats actually very good on surprise and a very twisted end. its a sequel to come i guess...

acting, varies a lot, from mediocre to excellent, story pretty generic, story could have filled 3 ''post-it''s, the eerie cabin well stocked and equiped, and the woddy locations are just like where i spend my leisure hours in the night with my headlamp walking my dogs at a time of day that i wont meet anyone else, cause my dogs a pretty rabbid against strangers( chinese powder puffs--he-he), and the deafening silence in the night are very well enhanced.

there are some blod and gore, not so barbaric but still... anyway the grumpy old man had a good hour and a half of tension, even dubbed so let that be a sign of quality. recommended
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